A native of Montréal, Alexandra Nguyen maintains a diverse career as a collaborative pianist, teacher and arts administrator. She is an accomplished pianist who has appeared throughout the United States and Canada, including performances at the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, BargeMusic, the Dame Myra Hess series, the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music Series, the 2000 Bartók International Congress, and the Societe Pro Musica Chamber Music Series. She is a founding member of two active chamber ensembles, Trio Encantar with oboist Deirdre Chadwick and bassoonist Peter Kolkay, with whom she also appears regularly in recital, and Duo Solaris, with pianist Zarina Melik-Stepanova. A strong proponent of new music, Dr. Nguyen has premiered a number of works, such as The Dark Hours for bassoon and piano (2007) by Judah Adashi, commissioned by BMI. As a pedagogue and administrator, Dr. Nguyen has been an invited presenter at the National Association of Schools of Music Annual Meeting, the College Music Society Annual Conference, the Music Teachers' National Association National Convention, and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy.